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Kristi Noem: “In 2025, CBP seized over 600,000 pounds of illicit drugs.”

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Published February 4, 2026 | Video Starts at 11:58

In addition to keeping the illegal aliens out, we're also protecting the American people from the deadly drugs that are coming in. And just In 2025, CBP seized over 600,000 pounds of illicit drugs. The death rate and the fentanyl deaths in this country have dropped. In one year. Under President Trump, because he secured the border, fentanyl deaths have gone down 30%. (11:58–12:04)

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